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@hugo7
My last 2p on this;
I think we've got very different tastes.
But i do think you're underestimating and misunderstanding drop bars. Sheldon has a good section on this, but you don't have to have deep drops and they don't need to be positioned low. You ride on the hoods so you have you're hands on the brakes. You can add crosstops so that you've also got brakes when you're on the flats.
The Fuji has a good rep, but I would just try out different bikes and see what feels best. Other than getting to a track I think drops with just cross tops are silly. I've done it but in the long term it's just not that practical. In any event bar set up is personal and easy to change.
Things like that curvy person IMO are just novelty items which are more about supposed looks than function.